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Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

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2023 Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota

13 Colleges
$49,862 Avg Salary
$22,246 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Special Education Graduate Certificate School for You

Special Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Minnesota. With 846 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 5th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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The Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Minnesota to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Special Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the special ed graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Minnesota.

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the most popular school in Minnesota for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

About 94% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 6% are male.

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#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Cloud State University is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

Of the 27 students majoring in special ed at St. Cloud State University, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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Out of the 13 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in special ed at UMN Twin Cities, 6% are male and 94% are female.

The average amount in student loans that special ed majors at UMN Twin Cities take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $21,104.

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Out of the 13 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Winona State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

Women make up 86% of the special ed majors at the school.

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#5

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Hamline University is a great place for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 15% are male.

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Concordia University, Saint Paul came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Paul, Concordia University, Saint Paul is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in special ed at the school are women while 22% are male.

Full Special Education at Concordia University, Saint Paul Report

With a ranking of #8, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for special education students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Southwest Minnesota State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Special Education Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. Located in the town of Marshall, Southwest Minnesota State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Special Education Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Special Education Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 539
Kansas 444
Iowa 180
South Dakota 94
North Dakota 186
Nebraska 362

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, special education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Special Ed Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Special Education 24,497
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 3,111
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 1,789
Elementary Special Education 1,625
Other Special Education & Teaching 1,227
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Autism 1,133
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs 655
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities 540
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented 504
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Speech or Language Impairments 415
Education of the Deaf 363
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Emotional Disturbances 226
Education/Teaching of Individuals Who are Developmentally Delayed 222
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education Programs 181
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness 134
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities 122
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic & Other Physical Health Impairments 47
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injuries 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to woodleywonderworks.

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